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Square type 26 pillbox with iron door, half buried in beach.
(Source: Field Visit 1995)
Square structure plotted from OS 1:2500 sheet.
(Source: Map 1964)
Small square pillbox on the SE side of the lines of anti-tank blocks [see UORN 12099]. Pebble-dashed exterior surfaces. Embrasures in the S and W walls. Doorway (with iron door still in place) on the N side. No opening in E wall. Interior access possible.
(Source: Field Visit 2003/01/18)
Type of site | PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/26) |
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Location | On landward side of Chesil Beach, by anti-tank blocks near Swannery. |
Area |
Abbotsbury, Dorset, England |
Grid reference |
SY 56844 83960
(Scale: 1:2500
, 1964)
|
Period | WW2 |
Condition | Fair |
Materials | Reinforced Concrete |
Threats |
Type: Burial (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox is already almost part-buried and tilted at an angle. Type: Burial (Medium Term) Detail: The pillbox is already almost part-buried. |
Recorder | Perry, Reg (Friends of Portland Museum) |
Defence grouping |
Dorset coast defences - Defences of the Dorset coast line and immediate hinterland. |
Photographs |
(1) - exterior view (DIGITISED - Kilner). |
Adjacent sites | [adjacent lines of anti-tank cubes - UORN 12099]. |
DOB site reference: | S0003114 |
Original Reference | 8522 |
Reference |
1999/12 Dorset Attacked, Dorset Defended 1940/08/05 225A/BR2 52 (frs.5-6) |
Event |
Field Visit, During 1995 Construction, In the period 1940 1941 Field Visit, On 2003/01/18 |